It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for appointment(约会) at 9:30.
    The nurse had him take a     1    in the waiting area,     2    him it would be at least 40 minutes     3    someone would be able to see him. I saw him     4    his watch and decided, since I was     5    busy—my patient didn't     6    at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment.
    The gentleman said no and told me that he     7    to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his     8    . He told me that she had been     9    for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be     10    if he was a bit late. He replied that she     11    knew who he was, that she had not been able to     12    him for five years now. I was     13    and asked him, "And you     14    go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?"
    He smiled and said, "She doesn't know me, but I know who she is." I had to hold back     15    as he left.
    Now I     16    that in marriages, true love is     17    of all that is. The happiest people don't     18    have the best of everything; they just     19    the best of everything they have.     20    isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.